Letter to the Secretary General of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference
Urging the Organisation to Improve and Strengthen the 1999 OIC Convention on Combating International Terrorism
Human Rights Watch writes to urge Dr. Ihsanoglu to use his position as Secretary General of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference to support measures at the upcoming Summit of the Organisation of Islamic Conference in Dakar, Senegal on March 13-14 that would improve and strengthen the 1999 OIC Convention on Combating International Terrorism. In particular, we urge the OIC to consider two amendments to the Convention in order to narrow its overbroad definition of terrorism and to make absolutely clear that there is no sanction in Islam for deliberately attacking civilians, whatever the circumstances or justifications.
March 11, 2008 Letter
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Letter to Colin Powell on U.S. Bully Tactics Against International Criminal Court
I am writing to convey our strong dismay over recent U.S. government actions towards the International Criminal Court (ICC).
June 30, 2003 Letter
50 Years On: What Future for Refugee Protection?
How countries treat those who have been forced
to flee persecution and human rights abuse
elsewhere is a litmus test of their commitment
to defending human rights and upholding
humanitarian values. Yet, fifty years after its
inception, the states that first established a
formal refugee protection system are
abandoning this principle, and the future of the
international refugee regime is under serious threat.
December 12, 2000 Background Briefing
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